The Best Video Game Music of 2014

• 01

  Child of Light (Composer: Coeur de Pirate)

  via AlfredDerCreeper
  In no particular order we start off with Child of Light. With a heavy dose of piano, strings, and woodwinds carrying the narrative weight, the songs have a lasting impact.
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• 02
  via Coeur de pirate
• 03

  Transistor (Composer: Darren Korb feat. Ashley Barrett)

  via Supergiant Games
  Darren Korb made a lovely soundtrack with Bastion and Transistor is just as wonderful. The music is a part of the game and the game is a part of the music. Listening to it by itself doesn't have the same impact.
• 04
  via Supergiant Games
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• 05

  Hearthstone (Composers: Peter McConnell and Jason Hayes)

  via Hearthstone
  Hummable and soothing, Hearthstone's music fits a digital card game impeccably.
• 06
  via Battle.net
• 07

  Bravely Default (Composer: Revo)

  via EightGiratina
  Reviving and refining JRPGs, Bravely Default has the soundtrack to match the classics. There's a perfect track for every moment in the game.
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• 08
  via EightGiratina
• 09

  Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U (Composers: Various)

  via Sonic Zeki
  Although reliant on remixes, medleys, and classic tracks, Super Smash Bros. 4 is one of the greatest soundtracks ever assembled.
• 10
  via Sonic Zeki
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• 11

  Shovel Knight (Composer: Jake Kaufman)

  via Jake Kaufman
  You have to give respect to creating a soundtrack that relies on tradition without sounding boring or rehashed. Press play, close your eyes, and go back to the NES era.
• 12
  via Jake Kaufman
• 13

  Destiny (Composers: Michael Salvatori, C Paul Johnson, Martin O Donnell, & Paul McCartney)

  via Destiny
  One of the few shining lights in the darkness that is Destiny. From optimistic melodies to blood pumping percussion, Destiny's score is one of the finest.
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• 14
  via Destiny
• 15

  Divinity: Original Sin (Composer: Kirill Pokrovsky)

  via Pafdingo
  NO ONE HAS AS MANY FRIENDS AS THE MAN WITH MANY CHEESES!
• 16
  via Dee Too
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• 17

  Bayonetta 2 (Composer: Masami Ueda)

  via iTunes
  Bayonetta 2 has really fun songs that get you pumped. The soundtrack not only complements the crazy action, but also Bayonetta's stylish, fast, and powerful nature.
• 18
  via iTunes
• 19

  Crypt of the Necrodancer (Composer: Danny Baranowsky)

  via Cecilff2
  With a soundtrack like this your heart will never skip, skip, skip, a beat.
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• 20
  via Steam
• 21

  Dragon Age: Inquisition (Composer: Trevor Morris)

  via iTunes
  Dragon Age: Inquisition has the best soundtrack in the series. From epic tracks like the main theme to the adorable tavern songs, the music brings the world to life.
• 22
  via iTunes
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• 23

  Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Composer: David Wise)

  via piplupwater
  David Wise returns! Instead of pumping the game full of remixes, David Wise provided a soundtrack that manages to evoke timeless nostalgia simply on account of masterful composition and production.
• 24
  via piplupwater
• 25

  Mario Kart 8 (Composers: Various)

  via Nintendo
  Mario Kart 8's soundtrack is a jazzy, groovy, action packed soundtrack that makes the races all the more colorful. The renditions of classic songs are nothing short of amazing. Dat Sax.
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• 26
  via Nintendo

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